Mechanism generating helical/elliptical motion
US4362113A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 1978 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05B57/34
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A Cardan gear assembly having an output centerpoint means which moves along an elliptical path. A force transfer means connects the output centerpoint to a means operative to carry a work performing means. The major axis swept out by the means operative being skewed with respect to the major axis of the ellipse which is swept out by the output centerpoint. As a result, the work performing means will be swept along a curve which is of a portion of a helix as well as part elliptical. This curve takes the form of a partial helix wherein the outgoing path is different from the return path.
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